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Gigabyte GA-P31-DS3L Intel P31 Express Motherboard Review
Gigabyte GA-P31-DS3L Intel P31 Express Motherboard Review - PCSTATS
Mainstream users really can't hope for much more, but if you're looking to build a low cost entry level computer I'll bet you want something a little cheaper than P35 can afford. Well just your luck, Intel has released a stripped down iteration of the P35 called the P31 Express chipset.
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External Mfg. Website: Gigabyte Nov 02 2007   C. Sun  
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Motherboard Benchmarks: FarCry, Doom 3., Quake 4

CryTek FarCry 1.33 Source: Ubisoft

Real-time editing, bump mapping, static lights, network system, integrated physics system, shaders, shadows, and a dynamic music system are just some of the state of-the-art features that the CryENGINE offers. The game was set to Ultra quality and the Ubisoft's Regulator demo was run.

PCSTATS Benchmark ReportCryTek FarCry 1.33
Regulator LQ 640x480 FPS Ranking
ASRock AM2V890-VSTA (K8T890 200/800 A64 5000+) 185.2
Albatron KM51PV-AM2 (GF6150 200/800 A64 5000+) 170.27
MSI K9N SLI Platinum (NF 570 SLI 200/800 A64 5000+) 171.25
Asus M2-CROSSHAIR (NF 590 SLI 200/800 A64 5000+) 175.26
ECS PN2 SLI2+ (NF 680i SLI 266/800 C2D E6600 GeForce 7800GTX Single) 262.14
ECS PN2 SLI2+ (NF 680i SLI 266/800 C2D E6600 GeForce 7800GTX SLI) 248.63
Asus P5N32-SLI Premium (NF 590 SLI 266/800 C2D E6600 GeForce 7800GTX Single) 258.65
Asus P5N32-SLI Premium (NF 590 SLI 266/800 C2D E6600 GeForce 7800GTX SLI) 245.21
Foxconn 975X7AB-8EKRS2H (975X 266/800 C2D E6600) 243.21
MSI 975X Platinum (975X 266/800 C2D E6600) 242.41
Biostar TForce P965 Deluxe (P965 266/800 C2D E6600) 241.05
Gigabyte GA-965P-DS3 (P965 266/800 C2D E6600) 242.58
Foxconn P9657AA-8KS2H (P965 266/800 C2D E6600) 242.31
MSI P965 Platinum (P965 266/800 C2D E6600) 238.41
Gigabyte 965P-DQ6 (P965 266/800 C2D E6600) 242.47
Gigabyte GA-P35-DQ6 (P35 266/1066 C2D E6600) 245.81
MSI P35 Platinum (P35 266/1066 C2D E6600) 252.04
Gigabyte GA-X38-DQ6 (X38 333/1066 C2D E6750 GF 7800GTX) 245.68
Gigabyte GA-X38-DQ6 (X38 333/1066 C2D E6750 GF 8800GTS 320MB) 253.01
MSI P35 Platinum (P35 333/1066 C2D E6750) 262.41
Biostar TP35D3-A7 Deluxe (333/1333 C2D E6750) 258.13
Gigabyte GA-P31-DS3L (P31 333/800 C2D E6750 GF 8800GTS 320MB) 255.18

The Gigabyte GA-P31-DS3L motherboard is slightly slower than the Intel X38 Express motherboard and that's mainly due to the memory operating frequency.

ID Software Doom 3 1.3 Source: id Software

Doom 3 takes advantage of the latest videocard technology and pushes the processing power of the CPU to its absolute limit. At its highest setting, Ultra quality, texture sizes pass the 500MB mark which means even tomorrow's videocards will have a hard time running everything. The frame rates in the game itself are locked at 60 fps so anything above that point is wasted. Each test is run three times with the third run being recorded.

PCSTATS Benchmark ReportID Software Doom 3 1.3
LQ 640x480: FPS Ranking
ASRock AM2V890-VSTA (K8T890 200/800 A64 5000+) 148.4
Albatron KM51PV-AM2 (GF6150 200/800 A64 5000+) 144.5
MSI K9N SLI Platinum (NF 570 SLI 200/800 A64 5000+) 144.3
Asus M2-CROSSHAIR (NF 590 SLI 200/800 A64 5000+) 141.1
ECS PN2 SLI2+ (NF 680i SLI 266/800 C2D E6600 GeForce 7800GTX Single) 206.8
ECS PN2 SLI2+ (NF 680i SLI 266/800 C2D E6600 GeForce 7800GTX SLI) 204.3
Asus P5N32-SLI Premium (NF 590 SLI 266/800 C2D E6600 GeForce 7800GTX Single) 206.7
Asus P5N32-SLI Premium (NF 590 SLI 266/800 C2D E6600 GeForce 7800GTX SLI) 203.5
Foxconn 975X7AB-8EKRS2H (975X 266/800 C2D E6600) 206.3
MSI 975X Platinum (975X 266/800 C2D E6600) 205.9
Biostar TForce P965 Deluxe (P965 266/800 C2D E6600) 205.7
Gigabyte GA-965P-DS3 (P965 266/800 C2D E6600) 206.7
Foxconn P9657AA-8KS2H (P965 266/800 C2D E6600) 205.8
MSI P965 Platinum (P965 266/800 C2D E6600) 205.3
Gigabyte 965P-DQ6 (P965 266/800 C2D E6600) 203.5
Gigabyte GA-P35-DQ6 (P35 266/1066 C2D E6600) 210.6
MSI P35 Platinum (P35 266/1066 C2D E6600) 212.5
Gigabyte GA-X38-DQ6 (X38 333/1066 C2D E6750 GF 7800GTX) 245.3
Gigabyte GA-X38-DQ6 (X38 333/1066 C2D E6750 GF 8800GTS 320MB) 244.6
MSI P35 Platinum (P35 333/1066 C2D E6750) 233.4
Biostar TP35D3-A7 Deluxe (333/1333 C2D E6750) 223
Gigabyte GA-P31-DS3L (P31 333/800 C2D E6750 GF 8800GTS 320MB) 238.1

Doom 3 results are very good from a budget motherboard, if you need to build a system that doesn't cost much the Gigabyte GA-P31-DS3L is worth considering

ID Software Quake 4 1.3

Source: id Software

Quake 4 is the latest shooter from ID and is based on the Doom 3 engine. Tweaked to for more eye candy, Quake 4 promises to be tougher on videocards and systems than its predecessor was. Quake 4 also does not have a 60 fps limiter like Doom 3, with the Ultra setting, graphic textures can surpass the 500MB mark! Each test is run three times and with the third run being recorded.

PCSTATS Benchmark ReportID Software Quake 4 1.3
LQ 640x480: FPS Ranking
ASRock AM2V890-VSTA (K8T890 200/800 A64 5000+) 154.4
Albatron KM51PV-AM2 (GF6150 200/800 A64 5000+) 152.9
MSI K9N SLI Platinum (NF 570 SLI 200/800 A64 5000+) 150.5
Asus M2-CROSSHAIR (NF 590 SLI 200/800 A64 5000+) 146.4
ECS PN2 SLI2+ (NF 680i SLI 266/800 C2D E6600 GeForce 7800GTX Single) 203.7
ECS PN2 SLI2+ (NF 680i SLI 266/800 C2D E6600 GeForce 7800GTX SLI) 200.6
Asus P5N32-SLI Premium (NF 590 SLI 266/800 C2D E6600 GeForce 7800GTX Single) 203.5
Asus P5N32-SLI Premium (NF 590 SLI 266/800 C2D E6600 GeForce 7800GTX SLI) 198.7
Foxconn 975X7AB-8EKRS2H (975X 266/800 C2D E6600) 202.5
MSI 975X Platinum (975X 266/800 C2D E6600) 202.8
Biostar TForce P965 Deluxe (P965 266/800 C2D E6600) 202.8
Gigabyte GA-965P-DS3 (P965 266/800 C2D E6600) 202.6
Foxconn P9657AA-8KS2H (P965 266/800 C2D E6600) 202.4
MSI P965 Platinum (P965 266/800 C2D E6600) 202.1
Gigabyte 965P-DQ6 (P965 266/800 C2D E6600) 201.2
Gigabyte GA-P35-DQ6 (P35 266/1066 C2D E6600) 205.8
MSI P35 Platinum (P35 266/1066 C2D E6600) 207.5
Gigabyte GA-X38-DQ6 (X38 333/1066 C2D E6750 GF 7800GTX) 233.6
Gigabyte GA-X38-DQ6 (X38 333/1066 C2D E6750 GF 8800GTS 320MB) 246.5
MSI P35 Platinum (P35 333/1066 C2D E6750) 227.9
Biostar TP35D3-A7 Deluxe (333/1333 C2D E6750) 223.6
Gigabyte GA-P31-DS3L (P31 333/800 C2D E6750 GF 8800GTS 320MB) 242.7

I'm starting to sound like a broken record, the Gigabyte GA-P31-DS3L motherboard rocks when it comes to gaming.

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Contents of Article: Gigabyte GA-P31-DS3L
 Pg 1.  Gigabyte GA-P31-DS3L Intel P31 Express Motherboard Review
 Pg 2.  Gigabyte GA-P31-DS3L Motherboard highlights
 Pg 3.  Intel P31 Express Chipset
 Pg 4.  Overclocking the the budget platform
 Pg 5.  Motherboard Benchmarks: Sysmark 2004
 Pg 6.  Motherboard Benchmarks: Sysmark 2004 Continued
 Pg 7.  Motherboard Benchmarks: PC Worldbench (Graphics)
 Pg 8.  Motherboard Benchmarks: PC Worldbench (Office)
 Pg 9.  Motherboard Benchmarks: PC Worldbench (Data Crunching)
 Pg 10.  Motherboard Benchmarks: SiSoft Sandra, Super Pi
 Pg 11.  Motherboard Benchmarks: PCMark05
 Pg 12.  Motherboard Benchmarks: 3DMark05, 3DMark06
 Pg 13.  — Motherboard Benchmarks: FarCry, Doom 3., Quake 4
 Pg 14.  PCSTATS Maximum Motherboard Overclocking Chart & Conclusions

 
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